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Sand and Steel : The d-Day Invasion and the Liberation of France by Peter Caddick-Adams (2019, Hardcover)
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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100190601892
ISBN-139780190601898
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Book TitleSand and Steel : the D-Day Invasion and the Liberation of France
Number of Pages1072 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicMilitary / World War II, Europe / France, Modern / 20th Century
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorPeter Caddick-Adams
FormatHardcover
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Item Height2.2 in
Item Weight56.1 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
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Reviews"Peter Caddick-Adams is one of our brightest military historians and SAND AND STEEL offers the whole enchilada: deep research, operational acumen, and taut, terse writing. He gives us every beach, every army, every minute, with a humane eye, and with none of the special pleading for this nation or that general that tends to mar such volumes. Caddick-Adams was there thirty-five years ago when President Ronald Reagan immortalized "the boys of Pointe du Hoc" and all the others, vowing that we would always remember them. This book helps fulfill that pledge." -- Rob Citino, Senior Historian, the National World War Two Museum, New Orleans, author of Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm and The German Way of War "Even those who know a great deal about the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944 will find much to admire in this detailed account. Peter Caddick-Adams punctures a number of D-Day myths, but he is at his best in weaving together the personal stories from hundreds of interviews compiled over two decades, and the result is an account of the campaign viewed not only from the conference room or headquarters, but also from the deckplate, the cockpit, the turret, and the foxhole of ordinary soldiers, sailors and airmen." -- Craig L. Symonds, author of Operation Neptune and World War II at Sea "A brilliant exploration of the military aspects of Overlord, this is an account of fortitude and an investigation of success. Following his excellent study of the Battle of the Bulge, Caddick-Adams does it again by explaining, as opposed to simply describing, the Allies' victory." -- Jeremy Black, author of Rethinking World War Two, "It's rare for a book about as huge a subject as the Normandy invasion to be totally comprehensive, but Sand & Steel genuinely is. The product of Peter Caddick-Adams' lifetime's fascination with and investigation into D-Day, its precursors and its aftermath, nothing else will need to be written on Operation Overlord for decades. Whether you are a visitor to the Normandy battlefields, a general reader interested in the greatest amphibious assault in the history of warfare, or just someone who appreciates extremely well-written military history and wants to know what it was like to have experienced combat in one of Mankind's most decisive struggles, this truly extraordinary book is undoubtedly the one for you." -- Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny "Peter Caddick-Adams is one of our brightest military historians and SAND AND STEEL offers the whole enchilada: deep research, operational acumen, and taut, terse writing. He gives us every beach, every army, every minute, with a humane eye, and with none of the special pleading for this nation or that general that tends to mar such volumes. Caddick-Adams was there thirty-five years ago when President Ronald Reagan immortalized "the boys of Pointe du Hoc" and all the others, vowing that we would always remember them. This book helps fulfill that pledge." -- Rob Citino, Senior Historian, the National World War Two Museum, New Orleans, author of Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm and The German Way of War "Even those who know a great deal about the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944 will find much to admire in this detailed account. Peter Caddick-Adams punctures a number of D-Day myths, but he is at his best in weaving together the personal stories from hundreds of interviews compiled over two decades, and the result is an account of the campaign viewed not only from the conference room or headquarters, but also from the deckplate, the cockpit, the turret, and the foxhole of ordinary soldiers, sailors and airmen." -- Craig L. Symonds, author of Operation Neptune and World War II at Sea "A brilliant exploration of the military aspects of Overlord, this is an account of fortitude and an investigation of success. Following his excellent study of the Battle of the Bulge, Caddick-Adams does it again by explaining, as opposed to simply describing, the Allies' victory." -- Jeremy Black, author of Rethinking World War Two "Sand and Steel envelops the reader like a thrilling movie- shifting, with cinematic suspense, to either side of the looming Second Front in Normandy. Caddick-Adams is as good on the Germans as the Allies, and neatly describes technology, tactics, the intelligence game, and the leading personalities. We watch the opposing armies form and train - in the fields of England and France- and shudder at their impact on D-Day, with the Allies fighting for every inch of beach and the Germans bitterly resisting." -- Geoffrey Wawro, author of Sons of Freedom, A Mad Catastrophe, and The Franco-Prussian War. "A thorough, exciting, and altogether excellent choice for World War II--and especially D-Day--aficionados."--Kirkus, Starred Review, "It's rare for a book about as huge a subject as the Normandy invasion to be totally comprehensive, but Sand & Steel genuinely is. The product of Peter Caddick-Adams' lifetime's fascination with and investigation into D-Day, its precursors and its aftermath, nothing else will need to be written on Operation Overlord for decades. Whether you are a visitor to the Normandy battlefields, a general reader interested in the greatest amphibious assault in the history of warfare, or just someone who appreciates extremely well-written military history and wants to know what it was like to have experienced combat in one of Mankind's most decisive struggles, this truly extraordinary book is undoubtedly the one for you." -- Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny "Peter Caddick-Adams is one of our brightest military historians and SAND AND STEEL offers the whole enchilada: deep research, operational acumen, and taut, terse writing. He gives us every beach, every army, every minute, with a humane eye, and with none of the special pleading for this nation or that general that tends to mar such volumes. Caddick-Adams was there thirty-five years ago when President Ronald Reagan immortalized "the boys of Pointe du Hoc" and all the others, vowing that we would always remember them. This book helps fulfill that pledge." -- Rob Citino, Senior Historian, the National World War Two Museum, New Orleans, author of Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm and The German Way of War "Even those who know a great deal about the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944 will find much to admire in this detailed account. Peter Caddick-Adams punctures a number of D-Day myths, but he is at his best in weaving together the personal stories from hundreds of interviews compiled over two decades, and the result is an account of the campaign viewed not only from the conference room or headquarters, but also from the deckplate, the cockpit, the turret, and the foxhole of ordinary soldiers, sailors and airmen." -- Craig L. Symonds, author of Operation Neptune and World War II at Sea "A brilliant exploration of the military aspects of Overlord, this is an account of fortitude and an investigation of success. Following his excellent study of the Battle of the Bulge, Caddick-Adams does it again by explaining, as opposed to simply describing, the Allies' victory." -- Jeremy Black, author of Rethinking World War Two "Sand and Steel envelops the reader like a thrilling movie- shifting, with cinematic suspense, to either side of the looming Second Front in Normandy. Caddick-Adams is as good on the Germans as the Allies, and neatly describes technology, tactics, the intelligence game, and the leading personalities. We watch the opposing armies form and train - in the fields of England and France- and shudder at their impact on D-Day, with the Allies fighting for every inch of beach and the Germans bitterly resisting." -- Geoffrey Wawro, author of Sons of Freedom, A Mad Catastrophe, and The Franco-Prussian War., "It's rare for a book about as huge a subject as the Normandy invasion to be totally comprehensive, but Sand & Steel genuinely is. The product of Peter Caddick-Adams' lifetime's fascination with and investigation into D-Day, its precursors and its aftermath, nothing else will need to be written on Operation Overlord for decades. Whether you are a visitor to the Normandy battlefields, a general reader interested in the greatest amphibious assault in the history of warfare, or just someone who appreciates extremely well-written military history and wants to know what it was like to have experienced combat in one of Mankind's most decisive struggles, this truly extraordinary book is undoubtedly the one for you." -- Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny "Peter Caddick-Adams is one of our brightest military historians and SAND AND STEEL offers the whole enchilada: deep research, operational acumen, and taut, terse writing. He gives us every beach, every army, every minute, with a humane eye, and with none of the special pleading for this nation or that general that tends to mar such volumes. Caddick-Adams was there thirty-five years ago when President Ronald Reagan immortalized "the boys of Pointe du Hoc" and all the others, vowing that we would always remember them. This book helps fulfill that pledge." -- Rob Citino, Senior Historian, the National World War Two Museum, New Orleans, author of Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm and The German Way of War "Even those who know a great deal about the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944 will find much to admire in this detailed account. Peter Caddick-Adams punctures a number of D-Day myths, but he is at his best in weaving together the personal stories from hundreds of interviews compiled over two decades, and the result is an account of the campaign viewed not only from the conference room or headquarters, but also from the deckplate, the cockpit, the turret, and the foxhole of ordinary soldiers, sailors and airmen." -- Craig L. Symonds, author of Operation Neptune and World War II at Sea "A brilliant exploration of the military aspects of Overlord, this is an account of fortitude and an investigation of success. Following his excellent study of the Battle of the Bulge, Caddick-Adams does it again by explaining, as opposed to simply describing, the Allies' victory." -- Jeremy Black, author of Rethinking World War Two, "It's rare for a book about as huge a subject as the Normandy invasion to be totally comprehensive, but Sand & Steel genuinely is. The product of Peter Caddick-Adams' lifetime's fascination with and investigation into D-Day, its precursors and its aftermath, nothing else will need to be written on Operation Overlord for decades. Whether you are a visitor to the Normandy battlefields, a general reader interested in the greatest amphibious assault in the history of warfare, or just someone who appreciates extremely well-written military history and wants to know what it was like to have experienced combat in one of Mankind's most decisive struggles, this truly extraordinary book is undoubtedly the one for you." -- Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking with Destiny "Peter Caddick-Adams is one of our brightest military historians and SAND AND STEEL offers the whole enchilada: deep research, operational acumen, and taut, terse writing. He gives us every beach, every army, every minute, with a humane eye, and with none of the special pleading for this nation or that general that tends to mar such volumes. Caddick-Adams was there thirty-five years ago when President Ronald Reagan immortalized "the boys of Pointe du Hoc" and all the others, vowing that we would always remember them. This book helps fulfill that pledge." -- Rob Citino, Senior Historian, the National World War Two Museum, New Orleans, author of Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm and The German Way of War "Even those who know a great deal about the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944 will find much to admire in this detailed account. Peter Caddick-Adams punctures a number of D-Day myths, but he is at his best in weaving together the personal stories from hundreds of interviews compiled over two decades, and the result is an account of the campaign viewed not only from the conference room or headquarters, but also from the deckplate, the cockpit, the turret, and the foxhole of ordinary soldiers, sailors and airmen." -- Craig L. Symonds, author of Operation Neptune and World War II at Sea "A brilliant exploration of the military aspects of Overlord, this is an account of fortitude and an investigation of success. Following his excellent study of the Battle of the Bulge, Caddick-Adams does it again by explaining, as opposed to simply describing, the Allies' victory." -- Jeremy Black, author of Rethinking World War Two "Sand and Steel envelops the reader like a thrilling movie- shifting, with cinematic suspense, to either side of the looming Second Front in Normandy. Caddick-Adams is as good on the Germans as the Allies, and neatly describes technology, tactics, the intelligence game, and the leading personalities. We watch the opposing armies form and train - in the fields of England and France- and shudder at their impact on D-Day, with the Allies fighting for every inch of beach and the Germans bitterly resisting." -- Geoffrey Wawro, author of Sons of Freedom, A Mad Catastrophe, and The Franco-Prussian War. "A thorough, exciting, and altogether excellent choice for World War II--and especially D-Day--aficionados."--Kirkus, Starred Review "This really extraordinary volume stands to become the new benchmark narrative, conveying both the scale and individual experiences of that momentous operation in a sharp and highly readable book... Caddick-Adams brings not only a historian's skill of research and narrative, he also incorporates his experiences as a military officer and battlefield explorer to add vignettes on the veterans he's personally met and interviewed, and a sort of battlefield archeology of the surviving monuments, bunkers, and other landmarks that still exist... There will no doubt be many new books to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. If you can only read one, make it this book."New York Journal of Books
SynopsisPeter Caddick-Adams's account of the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 matches the monumental achievement of his book on the Battle of the Bulge, Snow and Steel , which Richard Overy has called the "standard history of this climactic confrontation in the West." Sand and Steel gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through to the pitched battles fought along France's northern coast, from Omaha Beach to the Falaise and the push east to Strasbourg. In addition to covering the build-up to the invasion, including the elaborate and lavish campaigns to deceive Germans as to where and when the invasion would take place, Caddick-Adams gives a full and detailed account of the German preparations: the formidable Atlantikwall and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's plans to make Europe impregnable-plans not completed by June 6. Sand and Steel reveals precisely what lay in wait for the Allies. But the heart of the book is Caddick-Adams' narratives of the five beaches where the terrible drama played out-- Utah , Omaha , Gold , Juno , and Sword , and the attempt by American, British, and Canadian soldiers to gain a foothold in Europe. The Allied invasion of Europe involved mind-boggling logistics, including orchestrating the largest flotilla of ships ever assembled. Its strategic and psychological demands stretched the Allies to their limits, testing the strengths of the bonds of Anglo-American leadership. Drawing on first-hand battlefield research, personal testimony and interviews, and a commanding grasp of all the archives and literature, Caddick-Adams's gripping book, published on the 75th anniversary of the events, does Operations Overlord and Neptune full justice., Peter Caddick-Adams's account of the Allied invasion of France in June 1944 matches the monumental achievement of his book on the Battle of the Bulge, Snow and Steel, which Richard Overy has called the "standard history of this climactic confrontation in the West." Sand and Steel gives us D-Day, arguably the greatest and most consequential military operation of modern times, beginning with the years of painstaking and costly preparation, through to the pitched battles fought along France's northern coast, from Omaha Beach to the Falaise and the push east to Strasbourg. In addition to covering the build-up to the invasion, including the elaborate and lavish campaigns to deceive Germans as to where and when the invasion would take place, Caddick-Adams gives a full and detailed account of the German preparations: the formidable Atlantikwall and Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's plans to make Europe impregnable-plans not completed by June 6. Sand and Steel reveals precisely what lay in wait for the Allies. But the heart of the book is Caddick-Adams' narratives of the five beaches where the terrible drama played out--Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword, and the attempt by American, British, and Canadian soldiers to gain a foothold in Europe. The Allied invasion of Europe involved mind-boggling logistics, including orchestrating the largest flotilla of ships ever assembled. Its strategic and psychological demands stretched the Allies to their limits, testing the strengths of the bonds of Anglo-American leadership. Drawing on first-hand battlefield research, personal testimony and interviews, and a commanding grasp of all the archives and literature, Caddick-Adams's gripping book, published on the 75th anniversary of the events, does Operations Overlord and Neptune full justice., Part of a trilogy covering the last year of fighting in the European theater of World War II, and in time for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, Sand and Steel gives us the full story of the Allied invasion of France.
LC Classification NumberD756.5.N6C33 2019
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- Aug 12, 2019
I gues the title is ok, they landed in the sand and fought with asteel against the Nazis
Greatbook, great detail o9f the preparation and execution of the allied invasion at NormandyVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
